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		JoBrad on March 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify and Google Announce User Choice Billing Because those other companies are paid for their service directly. You don’t directly pay for the app stores.

heavyset_go on March 24, 2022 [–]

Developers already pay Apple $100 a year to publish apps on the App Store. Google charges a fee for access to the Play Store, as well.

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